The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-05-12

ByMr. Wall, Sonata hill No 3oo. % set aS-
t decrees % ossfsSss n chsnOssy cassa
n, orm.n. Chairman a The COMMITTEES On
| Finance and 'Taxation. reported senate Dali No.
| 900 hvonbly.
II. Stockton. Chairman q the Ccmnittes On O
Claims. reported hvosaeg House O'ls NO. 20
II: Gsskins, Chairman Of the oommitsss On
| Railroads and Telegraph, reported mvofanly
| Senate bills Nos le7, 176, 206; and HOUSE oau
| No 60 also. adversely On Senate bill NO. lSSs
| and House bill No. ia With amendmsnr a.
| b taken up and read By it, title the second
r.. NcKinne moved that the rules b waived,
and the bill put upon it, third reading; ia'd up
Psodinr the question to reconsider the vote
| upon the amendment adopted 70 Senate bill NO.
| g, = message from the Heuse announced the
| passage al Senate bill No. 10. with amendmentA
AlsO House bills Nos. 81, 50 and 1o6 House
| Joint resolution No. 4, relating to the Indian
| war claim; Senate bill No. g, with amend
| ments
The motion to reconsider the vote ON amend
| ment 10 Senate bin No. g. was agreed to.
| Pending the question to adopt the amendment
as receusidcred. Mr.. 0asklns moved that senate
bill No. I. providing for rsilroad commsaCu.
| be made special order Tor "Wednesday morning
| at II O'Clock agreed to.
Upon the motion to resume the consideration
of House bill No. 50, II was read the third Time
| and passed. s.
Mr. Mann moved to reconsider the vote just
taken.
Mr.. Bryan moved to lay the motion ON the
table; agreed TO.
| Upon the motion TO adopt the amendment
offered by Mr.. Mallory to Senate bill No. oe,
Mr.. Deano offered the following amendment 10
the amendment Strike out all OF section o 10
and including the word " granted" in section 0;
adapted.
The amendment - amended was not adopted.
A message from the House announced the
passage of substitute for Senate bills Nos. =, 4.
8 and g.
| Mr. Stockton offered the following amend
meni to Senate bill No. 6S: PROVIDED, That
nothing 10 this act shall be 80 construed 20 a. TO
revive or give validity 70 any land grant. or to
| authorize the traDsfer Of sny land which has
| becnme forfeited by reason OF Q Noncompliance
on the part OF the grantee with the terms Of the
grant. or which the State has right TO have de-
clart or adjudged forfeited by reason of said
non compliance.
Mr.. Wall moved its adoption pending which
| Mr.. Wall was called TO the chair.
Mr. NcKinne made the point of order that
|
upon previously.
The chair ruled against the point of order.
Mr. McKinne appealed from the decision OF
the chair.
Mr.. McKinne Withdrew his appeal from the
ruling OF the chair.
Mr. Mallory moved that the bill be recon-
mitted to Committee on Railroads and Tele-
graph; agreed TO.
Mr.. Gaskins Chairman of the Committee on
Railroads and Telegraph, reported Senate bill
No. 1917, an act, TO amend sections two ~ and
four a. of an act granting aid for the construc-
| ton OF the Townsville, Tallahassee and Gulf
Railroad, as amended by an act entitled an act
granting aid tor the construction Of the Thorn
asville, Tallahassee and Gulf Railroad.
Beg leave to report that they have considered
the same, and recommend that il do pass, with
the following amendments, viz: Strike out Two
(g and" in the first line of the title of said bill
Also strike out al Of section one Il and make
section Q section one ~
Mr. Martin, by permission, called up Senate
bill No. 1856.
ment
Strike out "ten thousand" and insert five
thousand" in lieu thereof
| Pending which committee from the House
OF Representatives appeared before the Senate
| and announced that the House was ready to re-
| ceivs the Senate.
The President announced that the Senate
would now proceed to the Hall Of the House of
Representatives
AT o'clock NJ the Ssnate entered the Hall
! of the House of Representatives, and were re-
ceived by the House.
| The President announced that q quorum of
both Houses were present.
| Mr. Hind moved that the Joint Session do now
proceed to elect United States Senator.
| Mr. McKinne moved TO amend by substituting
| for mat off IN
Mr.. Farnell asked that 4essrs Farnell, Tip
pin and Johns be excused from voting agreed to.
The roll of the Senate being called, the vote
was:
For Finley-Messrs. Burnam. Walker. Jr, and
| Wilams-3.
For Bloxham-Messrs Bryan, Gaskins, john
son, Kelly, McKinne, Meet, Stevens, Tolbert,
| and Wall-9.
For Pasco-Messrs Mallory and Siockton-2
For Pery-Messrs. DelanO, Fraser, Judge,
Lee, Mann, Miller, Moreno, Orman and Wild
| den-9.
For Goodrich-Messrs Chandler, Cole, Fowl
er, Martin and McMurraY-5.
| ing called, the vote was:
For Finley-Mr Speaker. Aessrs. Neel and
| PooserES
For McWhorter-Mr. Hicks-1
| For Mallory-Mr. Fillingim-1.
For Upchurch-Mr. Duncan Of HamiltOn-1
1
chua, Brown, Clark, Cottrell, Crawford, Daniel
Drake, Gamer, Hall. Matchett, Perpall, Robin
son, Upchurch and Walker-16.
For Pasco-Meesrs. Baskin, Bitch OF Levy,
McKinnon, Pelot Spear, Strom and Washing
| toni
For Perry-Messrs Campbell, Cromwell, Da-
wilson Of Dadc, Douglass Duncan of Sumter.
Haven, Latham, Lightsey, Mcclellan, Mason,
Peoples, ROurke, Umstead, Waring, Wilson and
| Wo0ds-16.
For Goodrich-Messrs. ]. 81. Anderson, 8.
Anderson, Bielby, Carr, Davidson of Escambia,
| Frazier. Hind Shavers and Suead-0.
The President declared that no person had
received majority Of tho votes, and there was
| no election.
| Mr. Fraser moved that the joint session adj
iourn until 10 o'clock Monday next agreed to.
Mr. Parker, on his motion, was excused from
voting for U. 8. Senator.
TWENTY MINUTES PAST TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The Senate resumed its session.
The President in the chair.
A quorum present.
Mr.. Mallory, Chairman of the Committee on
Judiciary, reported Senate bill No. 1853. an act
| to prevent preferences in certain assignments
| and 70 authorize the Circuit Courts TO require
assienees to give bond, that they have consider
| ed the same and recommend that il do pass.
| p. b. STOCKTON,
| .N d. 6. WALKER, JR,
j. B. WALL,
c. w. STEvENs
We beg leave TO differ with the majority re.
| r ~. co;staa ouN thst .ho